Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan is expected to announce a transition team next week to prepare him to take office Jan. 1, but he is not yet sure what powers he will have as the city’s top elected official.

Under Public Act 436, emergency manager Kevyn Orr runs city government and will decide the responsibilities Duggan will have as mayor.

“It’s an odd situation,” Duggan said Friday in a Free Press interview.

“I’m the first mayor to ever be elected by the voters who then has to go negotiate to be able to do the job when Jan. 1 comes. We’re into uncharted territory here. These are complicated relationships.”

Duggan was tight-lipped about his discussions with Orr and Gov. Rick Snyder about his role as mayor.

The former Detroit Medical Center CEO, who attended law school with Orr and Snyder, was elected Tuesday by a 55%-45% margin over Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon.

Orr has said he plans to work collaboratively with Duggan to rebuild Detroit.

Orr expressed similar sentiments when he began working with Mayor Dave Bing in March.

Last month, Bing publicly criticized Orr for cutting him out of city operations and allowing consultants and new hires to run city departments.

Duggan said he hopes to improve city services in a short period of time.

Hundreds of talented people have offered their help, he said, but he does not know when he will have the authority to hire people.

In the meantime, Duggan said he will build his transition team and design a process to evaluate the skills of those who want to help.

He declined to name individuals who are interested or those who will serve on his transition team.

Duggan, however, acknowledged recently retired Compuware cofounder and former CEO Peter Karmanos Jr. is “a good friend who is going to play an active role.”

“One of the things we’re going to do is design a talent intake process so when you get those kinds of offers you say, ‘OK, here’s a slot you can go in, here’s what you can accomplish right now,’ ” Duggan said.

“I got a lot of very good people offering high talented services, and I have to find a way to put them together.”

Bing established a 31-member Crisis Turnaround Management Team after he came into office.

The team of volunteers from the business and professional worlds included former Deputy Mayor Freman Hendrix, businesswoman Denise Ilitch and Joe Walsh, a Ford Motor retiree.

The city historically has provided the mayor-elect with a transition budget, Duggan spokesman John Roach said.

The transition budget is among the topics Duggan will be discussing with Orr, he said.

“The city does have some limited funding available for transition, but there is no set amount at this time,” Nowling said in an e-mail.

Nowling said it is impossible to say when Orr and Duggan would reach an agreement on Duggan’s responsibilities.

Meanwhile, Bing’s administration has withered since Orr took charge.

Among the recent departures is Andre DuPerry, the city’s former chief procurement officer who said he could no longer work for the city because of concerns over the way lucrative consulting contracts were awarded under Orr.

Duggan said he does not expect to have trouble retaining his staff.

“I’ve never had a problem with turnover at any place I’ve been,” he said.